Year: 1998

Two decades back, urban infrastructure projects were typically undertaken by the public sector, with limited or no participation by private players. The scenario has changed considerably since then with private sector companies also throwing their hat into the ring. In this guest article, V. Suresh, then chairman and managing director, HUDCO, discussed potential models for private participation, some of which have found success over the years […]

25 years ago, when our first edition rolled off the press, the state of infrastructure in the country was abysmal. Development was sluggish across sectors, choking economic growth. What was wrong? A number of things, but a large part of the problem was the underdeveloped policy landscape. Our inaugural cover story from 1998 highlighted the key issues at the time and the policy deficit that was stalling infrastructure development […]